UMECUnited Mining Exploration Commission: A group of friends playing JumpGate-- "a MMORPG that launched smoothly, breaks from fantasy character setting, emphasizes PvP, and is the first persistent world space simulator that nobody talks about." ~Scorch

well, since i'm dead bored and everyone's either busy, fucking someone else, or working...plus i'm sick of my old games, i'm gonna be a n00b again. Since the European-based server (the only other one besides the US-based) only takes CreditCard payments i'm going to start up again.

if i really was a total newbie i'd go read this thread: http://umec.oesm.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1408 ...which, actually, i DO need to read because setting macros so you can say, "hiya, from ship blah, i salute you blah" with a hotkey.

k...so 4 things right off once i log into Quantar Core: (1) configuration of equipment, especially that unequipped docking modx that needs slotting...so what, it's good practice for config/equipping (2) macro setting while still at dock & comm channel knowledge before you take off (and that text box you input stuff is on the bottom inflight) (3) mission destinations (most important to check map) & types of missions to choose from (4) political rating knowledge & what happens when you fail missions.

Then it's off to gain credits and levels to get some basic gear. I just equipped that docking modx, forgot about the macros, chose a mission with QC destination and picked the mining mission type and luckily the level3 was ICE so picked that and then launched. (headed for Omni IV and jumped into that sector)

man, taht starchart was hard to read. hmmm...another thing i remembered is that stopping one's roll manuever is best handled by the "center key" (which would be keypad1 on my config)

Gear is easy for quantar at low levels: hopefully, you'll be able to purchase some cheap, low level gear that's got the bang for the buck. best way to sort the list is to choose the "level" filter (contender PP; TWO (2) money engines; hallmonitor radar; mirror camera)

course, someone's always throwing around credits for the n00bs but still these are the best gear anyways for your level at this point that you can buy yourself and thus insured (except the modx)

FLUX
well, i do like the flux spawns now...no more crazed swarms. It's acceptable, even though i sorely miss the days of olde (jan2001) where NO flux spawned in sectors adjacent to QC. (i'd still prefer having zero spawn in core stations with only jelly spawns in adjacent)

though, by improving missiles those n00bs just might be able to beat a flux away while mining

CHAT
I do like the fact f5:chat is populated with the spammers and f5:help is just that. It's quiet, but by Hamalzah that's what encourages n00bs to ask questions.

n00bs just won't talk to condescending technobabble throttle jockeys

technobabble throttle jockeys think silence means agreement

mentoring n00bs is hard work

peace and silence is fucking great - one gets time to do one's own thing for a while

GEAR
I love the cyclone now. unf unf...the tweaks to the gear is just damned cool.

MISSIONS
kinda wish patrol/scout were made more attractive as options for efficient XP/cr gaining...but these are old thoughts recycled. (kinda miss the rising star, etc, medals being hard to obtain also)

though, with all the various ways of gaining XP/cr missions have sorta taken a backseat...which is sad in itself, but acceptable

*shrug* Well, i'm back as "MinorFreak" in Arcadians squad burning the midnight oil

I saw MinorFreak and immediately thought of you, but at that time I thought you would *never* come back. :) I'm still floating around the cosmos, and seriously considering joining ND... Well, as HTH. :)-

Yeah, how do you set up a leveling treadmill without killing the n00b base? They've had 3 straight months of n00b increases, but not sure how many of these are old players coming back or real new players.

might as well patch up and see what's changed. good around in the offline simulator and create ship data. that'll take up loads of time, cause i forgot my online banking password and BMO's reps are sleeping.

*muffy goes into directory and clicks on 'patchit.exe' and discovers he's still on patch 87*